Darling in the FranXX: Insurrection

Chapter 13- Dawn

Hello everyone! First off, what did you all think of the the archive raid with Hiro and Zero Two? Pretty good right? That idea came from Spaze, one of my editors. He wrote something up, we went over it and it became a part of the chapter soon after. But now to the reason you're here. It's finally time! We've been working toward this for months and now the rebellion begins.

"Alright," you begin. "Let's go over this one more time to make sure everyone's on the same page." This late in the evening, you all gather in the lounge for one reason: discussing your plan of escape. Tomorrow, in the early morning, you would finally be putting it to use.

The mood in the room is intense, to say the least. Everyone knows that, according to APE, you are committing treason with your actions. However, whatever doubts anyone had about the course soon faded away as you all prepared for the coming escape. Because the idea to leave in the first place had been Ichigo's, and you were to first to support it, the two of you had been chosen to lead the endeavor. Both Ichigo and yourself had spent most of the last two days composing your actual plan of escape, and your excitement at finally coming close to using it was bubbling over inside of you.

"We will begin at 0430 hours," you continue quietly. "At that time, Ichigo, myself, Ikuno, Mitsuru, Miku, Zorome, Zero Two, and Hiro will proceed to the docking bay. After gaining access to the FranXX we will move on to Mistilteinn, where a portion of the dome will be shattered. Inside, Futoshi and Kokoro will be waiting to load our food, water, winter gear, and other supplies into Chlorophytum and Strelitzia."

You pause for a moment to take a breath, but Ichigo picks up immediately where you had left off. "We know that things inside Strelitzia and Chlorophytum might be a little cramped to start, but once we're out of the plantation's range we can stop to redistribute things more evenly among everyone. While this all happens in Mistilteinn, Argentea and Delphinium will raid the plantation's magma fuel reserves."

"Kokoro?" you prompt, looking for her to continue with her part. "Hmm?" she looks up at you with her large, blue eyes. "Once everything is loaded, Hiro and Zero Two will deliver you and Futoshi to Genista. What do you do next?" you ask. "We meet you at the fuel reserves and take what we can carry, right?" she answers. You smile and nod.

This was the fifth time that the plan had been discussed, and some members of the squad were beginning to become bored of going over it multiple times. Others required more exposure to remember it in its entirety. However, Kokoro now seemed to know what she needed to do, so this would likely be the final time it was necessary.

"And from there, we go to that place we found on the map," Zero Two grins widely, her excitement palpable. "Are you going to tell us how to get there at some point?" Zorome asks, obviously directed at you. "You'll know when it's necessary," you answer. "Sorry. For now, it's best that as few of us know as possible. Should something go wrong tomorrow, it could put everyone in danger if APE knew where we were going. I promise we'll tell you as soon as we're clear of the plantation and ready for the journey."

"Any questions?" Ichigo asks. It was more a gesture than anything, as almost every possible question seemed to have been covered in the first four times you went over the plan. This time, however, Miku raises her hand. "What if the plantation activates its defenses and tries to shoot us?" There is silence for several seconds as you try to decide the best method of answering her question. Zero Two, however, beats you to the punch. "Remember what happened when the plantation shot at the Klaxosaur when I came here?" she asks. Miku nods. "What did it do?" Zero Two presses. "It didn't really seem like it did...anything," Miku answers.

Zero Two smiles and nods. "Uh huh, even if they do shoot at us it won't hurt." Understanding dawns on Miku's face following her words. "If a FranXX can fight a Klaxosaur, but the plantation can't hurt one," Ikuno murmurs, "it does stand to reason that it wouldn't hurt the FranXX either." "The FranXX are much faster as well," Hiro chimes in, "so we'll stand a better chance at evading fire altogether." Miku breathes a sigh of relief before nodding.